6 An escape plan

Chapter 6 An escape plan Time seemed to stand still. Yasmin and Min-Jun stood frozen and even the waves outside the lighthouse seemed to fall silent. Perhaps time really had stopped, Yasmin thought. Stopping time was one of DeLay's specialties, after all. The wild-haired villain smiled

第六章逃跑计划时间似乎静止不动了。 雅斯敏和敏君僵立在那里，就连灯塔外的海浪似乎也安静了下来。 也许时间真的停止了，亚斯明想。 毕竟，让时间停止是迪莱的专长之一。 那个满头乱发的恶棍笑了

mockingly at Yasmin and Min-Jun, and swept a low bow. "I congratulate you on your persistence," he said. "But you are too late. Even now, those useless brothers are packing up their toys and preparing to head back to Ohio." "This isn't over yet, DeLay," said Min-Jun fiercely. "We're taking this propeller back, and you can't stop us!" Tempo zoomed around DeLay's head, squawking furiously. "Get your little bird under control." said DeLay, scowling. "No one likes a bad loser. There's nothing you can do to stop me this time. TIME! Ha!" He scooped up the propeller. Then he whirled around and ran for the stairs, his

嘲弄地看着雅斯敏和敏君，然后深深鞠了一躬。 “我祝贺你的坚持，”他说。 “但是你来得太晚了。即使是现在，那些没用的兄弟也在收拾他们的玩具，准备回俄亥俄州。” “事情还没完，迪莱，”敏俊凶狠地说。 “我们要把这架螺旋桨夺回来，你们阻止不了我们！”泰普在迪莱的头上盘旋，狂怒地尖叫着。 “管好你的小鸟。” 迪雷皱着眉头说。“没人喜欢输不起的人。 这次你阻止不了我了。 时间!哈!”他舀起螺旋桨。 然后他转身跑向楼梯，他的

robe billowing behind him in a greasy brown cloud. His hand flicked into his pocket. Yasmin glimpsed him throwing what looked like a small pocket watch and heard a familiar sound. Tick, tick, tick. There was a burst of smoke. The top of the lighthouse distorted like a fun house mirror. "Look out!" Yasmin shouted. "He's thrown a Time Crunch!" The wood of the top stair began to warp and curl. Just like the apple in the Wrights' workshop, it was aging and rotting before their eyes. "Follow him!" Min-Jun shouted. He darted for the stairs. "Cuckoo!" shouted Tempo in warning.

长袍在他身后翻腾，像一团油腻的褐色云。 他的手轻轻伸进口袋。 雅斯敏瞥见他扔了一个看起来像小怀表的东西，听到了一种熟悉的声音。 嘀嗒，嘀嗒，嘀嗒。突然冒出一股烟。 灯塔的顶部歪歪扭扭地像一面游乐园的镜子。 “当心!”优思明喊道。 “他抛出了一个时间紧缩！”楼梯顶部的木头开始弯曲。 就像莱特家作坊里的苹果一样，它在他们眼前老化腐烂。 “跟着他!”Min-Jun喊道。 他向楼梯冲去。“布谷鸟！”天宝警告道。

"It's too late, Min-Jun," Yasmin cried. "The stairs aren't safe!" Min-Jun almost stumbled on the top step as it crumbled to dust. Yasmin pulled him back. The long, twisting spiral below them flaked and groaned, breaking into pieces—until with a resounding CRACK it fell away. There was nothing left but a high, yawning space. The Time Crunch had done its deadly work. DeLay's mocking laughter floated up to them from the ground. "How are you going to get out of this one, hmm? There will be no powered flight today, tomorrow, or EVER. I'm going to enjoy watching those brothers go home as failures! Ha ha ha!" Yasmin and Min-Jun rushed to the

“太晚了，敏君。” “楼梯不安全！”民俊几乎绊倒在最上面的台阶，因为它粉碎成灰尘。 雅斯敏把他拉了回来。他们下面那长长的、扭曲的螺旋形物体开始剥落，呻吟着，碎成碎片——最后随着一声响亮的裂声，它掉了下去。 什么也没有留下，只剩下一个高高的、打着哈欠的空间。 时间紧缩已经完成了它致命的工作。 迪莱嘲弄的笑声从地上飘向他们。 “你打算怎么摆脱这个，嗯？” 今天，明天，甚至永远都不会有动力飞行。 我要享受看着那些兄弟失败回家的感觉！哈哈哈！”雅斯敏和敏君赶到了

edge of the platform on the lighthouse roof. DeLay was bounding away, his robe flying out behind him like a witch's cloak. His laughter rolled through their heads like the sound of the crashing waves on the shore. Min-Jun beat his fist on the rail that encircled the platform they stood on. "I can't believe he got away!" he said, resting his head on his hands. "What are we going to do?" Yasmin frowned at the skipping, flapping figure of the time villain as he raced away down the beach. "He doesn't

灯塔屋顶平台的边缘。 迪莱蹦蹦跳跳地跑开了，他的长袍像女巫的斗篷一样甩在身后。 他的笑声在他们的脑海里回荡，就像海浪拍击海岸的声音。 民俊用拳头敲打着环绕着他们站立的平台的栏杆。 “我真不敢相信他跑掉了！”他双手托着头说。 “我们该怎么办？”雅斯敏皱着眉头看着那个蹦蹦跳跳、扑扇翅膀的时代恶棍从海滩上跑开了。 “他不